Deborah read franklin autobiography audio
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Deborah Read
Spouse of Benjamin Franklin (c.1708–1774)
Deborah Read Franklin (c. 1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States until her death in 1774.
Early years
Little is known about Read's early life.
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She was born around 1708, most likely in Birmingham, England (some sources state she was born in Philadelphia)[1] to John and Sarah Read, a well respected Quaker couple. John Read was a moderately prosperous building contractor and carpenter who died in 1724.
Read had three siblings: two brothers, John and James, and a sister, Frances.[2] The Read family immigrated to British America in 1711, settling in Philadelphia.[3]
Marriages
In October 1723, the about 15-year-old Read met then 17-year-old Benjamin Franklin when he walked past the Read home on Market Street one morning.[2] Franklin had just moved to Philadelphia from Boston to find employment as a p